Sequence stereoisomerism in calixarene-based pseudo[3]rotaxanes

Organic Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2098-2101

  Talotta, Carmen ^a   Gaeta, Carmine ^a   Pierro, Teresa ^a   Neri, Placido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIXARENE; ROTAXANE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

CALIXARENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ROTAXANES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79955430443     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol2005159     Document Type: Article

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